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The objective of this study was to compare the treatment effects between clear aligners (CA) and fixed appliances (FA) in patients treated with miniscrew-assisted molar distalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The sample consisted of 46 subjects with mild-to-moderate crowding. A total of 22 patients treated with clear aligners (age, 25.66\u2005\u00b1\u20056.11 years old) and 24 patients treated with fixed appliances (age, 24.04\u2005\u00b1\u20054.95 years old) for miniscrew-assisted molar distalization were included in this study. The dental and skeletal changes were evaluated by the pre- and post-treatment lateral cephalograms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant changes were found with the vertical variables SN-OP angle (2.24\u2005\u00b1\u20053.22\u00b0, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.05) and SN-MP angle (0.73\u2005\u00b1\u20051.15\u00b0, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.05) for the FA group when compared with the CA group (SN-OP angle 0.41\u2005\u00b1\u20052.26\u00b0 and SN-MP angle \u22120.21\u2005\u00b1\u20051.38\u00b0, P\u2005&amp;gt;\u2005.05). Both treatment groups achieved a 2\u20133\u00a0mm. molar distalization with significant intrusion of the upper molars. The CA group showed significantly less distal tipping of molars (U6^PP angle \u22122.29\u2005\u00b1\u20053.29\u00b0 and L6^MP angle \u22122.92\u2005\u00b1\u20052.49\u00b0, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.05) compared to the FA group (\u22125.24\u2005\u00b1\u20054.28\u00b0 and \u22125.53\u2005\u00b1\u20055.03\u00b0, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.05). In addition, significant retraction and lingual inclination of the upper and lower incisors were found in both groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The changes of tooth position were evaluated by 2D lateral cephalograms, not 3D measurements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared to fixed appliances, clear aligners seemed to have better control of vertical dimension and distal tipping of molars in patients treated with miniscrew-assisted molar distalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejo\/cjae021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,19]],"date-time":"2024-04-19T05:02:07Z","timestamp":1713502927000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Comparison of 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